expletive in Portuguese
expletive in Portuguese is expletivo, expletiva — expletive means used only to fill out a sentence, adding no real meaning of its own.
expletive in Portuguese
expletivo
Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
expletiva
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
expletivo
(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.
What does "expletive" mean?
- adj Used only to fill out a sentence, adding no real meaning of its own.
- adj Full of filler words that add no real meaning.
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What is "expletive" in Portuguese?
"expletive" in Portuguese is expletivo, expletiva. expletive means: Used only to fill out a sentence, adding no real meaning of its own.
Are there other ways to say "expletive" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 2 translations listed for "expletive": expletivo, expletiva.
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